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When are you going to learn something besides copy and paste? The only people that would even have a chance of reading this already know it so basically you are wasting your time and showing everyone your skill at copying and pasting useless information!
As of 17:00 ET, May 17, the US borrows for 10 years at 1.70%. Total US national debt on 5/16/12 = $15.709 trillion. On 1/20/09 = $10.627 trillion. On 1/20/01 = $5.728 trillion. Increase in total national debt during Obama's administration = $5.082 trillion. During George W. Bush's administration = $4.899 trillion. Source for debt info = treasurydirect.gov. Greece borrows for 10 years at 29.08%, Portugal at 12.07%, Spain at 6.33%, Italy at 5.98%. Greece had an election the weekend before last, and since then the cost of the government borrowing for 10 years has RISEN, 8.34% or 834 basis points, i.e., almost 5 times what the US pays to borrow for 10 years. According to the New York Times, Angela Merkel was softening in respect to a stimulus for Greece, and has begun to talk about about employment and growth. This means that Mitt Romney and the Tea Party cretins are the only entities on Earth still wedded to austerity.
As of 17:00 ET, May 16, the US borrows for 10 years at 1.76%. Total US national debt on 5/15/12 = $15.716 trillion. On 1/20/09 = $10.627 trillion. On 1/20/01 = $5.728 trillion. Increase in total national debt during Obama's administration = $5.089 trillion. During George W. Bush's administration = $4.899 trillion. Source for debt info = treasurydirect.gov. Greece borrows for 10 years at 28.41%, Portugal at 11.85%, Spain at 6.29%, Italy at 5.98%. Greece had an election the weekend before last, and since then the cost of the government borrowing for 10 years has RISEN, 7.67% or 767 basis points, i.e., more than 4 times what the US pays in total to borrow for 10 years.